The Appellant was charged and convicted of the offence of rape. He was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment and was ordered to pay Tshs. 100,000/= compensation to the victim. Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, he unsuccessfully appealed to the High Court, hence this second appeal. The Appellant denied any involvement in the commission of the rape. The only evidence linking the Appellant with the offence was that of PW1 and the cautioned statement of the Appellant. The Appellant confessed to have raped PW1 and did not raise any objection when his cautioned statement was read and subsequently admitted as exhibit P.3. However, the trial court found PW1 to be a credible witness and relied on her testimony to ground a conviction.